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Formal theories of organization have been taught in management courses for many years, and there is an extensive literature on the subject. The textbook principles of organization — hierarchical structure, authority, unity of command, task specialization, division of staff and line, span of control, equality of responsibility and authority, etc. — comprise a logically persuasive set of assumptions which have had a profound influence upon managerial behavior.
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The key question for top management is what are your assumptions (implicit as well as explicit) about the most effective way to manage people?
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If there is a single assumption which pervades conventional organizational theory, it is that authority is the central, indispensable means of managerial control.
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Behind every managerial decision or action are assumptions about human nature and human behavior.
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Every managerial act rests on assumptions, generalizations, and hypotheses — that is to say, on theory. Our assumptions are frequently implicit, sometimes quite unconscious, often conflicting; nevertheless, they determine our predictions that if we do a, b will occur. Theory and practice are inseparable.
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I like too many things and get all confused and hung-up running from one falling star to another till I drop. This is the night, what it does to you. I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion.
Jack Kerouac
Douglas McGregor
Born:
1906
Died:
October 1, 1964
(aged 58)
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